Lord, please watch over all these lost children born to chase the hurricane.
TOM PETTYMy sister got lucky, married a yuppie, and took him for all he was worth. Now she’s a swinger dating a singer, I can’t decide which is worse.
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If you look around at America, that’s one of its biggest problems is you have corporations that can never be pleased at a profit.
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I should have known right then it was too good to last, God, it’s such a drag when you’re livin’ in the past
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We don’t really make bad records, though some people might like some more than others. And we have never really done a bad show. So I think in a way maybe we’ve been taken for granted.
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At twilight time the smog makes a rainbow.
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I always tell my kids, “Find something that you love and within that you’ll find some job that you can do and you’ll always be happy. You’ll go to a job that you want to go to.”
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I don’t think it’s a good attitude in your life to feel that you have to be rich to have self-esteem.
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When you kill somebody’s little sister with a missile, he’s going to hate you forever. And the next generation will hate you even more.
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If you stretch your imagination, I’ll tell you all a tale, about a time when everything wasn’t up for sale.
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Go after what you really love and find a way to make that work for you, and then you’ll be a happy person.
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I have turned down a lot of money for things that would have made me feel cheesy.
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How about a cheer for all those bad girls! And all those boys that play that rock ‘n’ roll! They love it like you love Jesus.
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I think it’s important to always offer something new.
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If you don’t run, you rust.
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I’ll stand my ground and I won’t back down.
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I’m not interested in the TV much. I quit watching the news a couple years ago and my outlook on life has gotten a whole lot better.
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